EDIT/ T-EDIT

EDIT is a text editing program. A text editor is a tool that lets you use a terminal to write documents and store them on the computer.

Used to create, retrieve and modify a text document on Tandem computers.

Features of EDIT:

Create the EDIT file that will contain your document.

Add text to and delete text from the EDIT file.

Correct typing errors.

Read through the text in the EDIT file.

Modify text in your file.

Move text from one place to another in your file.

Break, lengthen, and shorten lines.

Insert text from another document into your file.

Copy your text into another EDIT file.

Renumber part or all of the lines in your file.

Search for a specific text string.

Start TEDIT.

Make global changes to the text.

View a listing of your files.

Basic File Operation

Creating a file: TACL> EDIT {file1}.

Closing a file: Type “exit” on command prompt of EDIT.

TEDIT

A full screen (or block mode) editor.

Used to create, retrieve and modify a text document on Tandem computer.

Finding and replacing text.

Cut/Copy/Paste operations.

Editing two files concurrently.

Customization of function keys for common commands.

Creating a file: TACL> TEDIT {file1}.

Closing a file: Press F1 key, a highlighted command prompt will appear Type EX, to save and exit from the file. TEDIT always saves the file before the exit operation. Closing without saving is not possible.